Dear Friend, You don’t have to be a parent to be deeply impacted by our nation’s caging of children who have been separated from their parents. You just have to be a human being. For decades we have sent our armed forces around the world to protect civilians from...

by Robert Kesten Memorial Day started in upstate New York following the Civil War. Now it is a day off, with stores offering sales on everything from cars to kitchen appliances. Many of us will watch a parade, or attend a service, but the vast majority will think of...

In 2018, voters, workers, and union members have a clear choice. They can vote for a fellow union member who has stood firm on union issues from the inside, or they can support establishment candidates whose donors demand favors and legislation aimed at reducing our rights and values in the name of profit.

by Robert Kesten Many Americans grew up believing that a single party in control of all branches of government would not serve the people. That certainly seems true in Washington, DC, today. But across the nation there are only 4 states where the legislatures are...

Big/Dark Money Should Not Corrupt our Political System by Robert Kesten Our campaign has not and will not take any corporate PAC money. Nor have we taken the Big/Dark money associated with Charter Schools/Hedge Fund donors or large developers. Many of those groups...

by Robert Kesten It’s A Small World After All Sitting recently in a large meeting room in Washington, DC, with 435 candidates and officeholders from across the nation, it quickly became apparent that we shared many of the same issues and concerns. The growing crisis...

Robert Kesten Essay: “It is time to elect a Democratic State Senate and let New York be New York again. Leading, not following. Breaking new ground, not protecting the status quo. Living up to our reputation as the center of the world.”

We don’t want Mercer engagement in our community, we don’t want dark money polluting our political process, and we don’t want our elected officials in the pocket of billionaire hedge fund operators who don’t have our interests at heart. Let’s get them out of politics, get them out of the 40th Senate District, and return our political process to the people of this great state and region.